Valentine's gift for her: a book where she is the heroine

After the bouquet, the dinner and the jewelry, what do you give your girlfriend or wife for Valentine's Day? A book that tells what you lived, and that she will keep after the 14th. Here is how to prepare it: the surprise, the staging, the dedication and the deadlines.

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By Maya B. · LoomyBook editorial team

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Why a book for her on February 14

What you remember from a Valentine's gift is what shows someone listened. A book where she is the heroine shows it in scenes: how you met, a trip, a time she held on, a detail she thought you'd forgotten.

Your two faces are drawn from two photos, one of her, one of you, and a story is written from what you tell us. The book gets reopened in a year, and in ten.

The style that suits her

Choose from her tastes.

  • ✦ She likes soft tones: watercolor, in pastels.
  • ✦ She grew up on anime: manga.
  • ✦ She likes animated films: the 3D animation style.
  • ✦ She loves old-time posters: vintage.

To compare the six styles, see our page which illustration style to choose. The free preview shows your duo drawn before you order.

Valentine's gift for her: watercolor illustration
Her as the heroine, you at her side, on February 14.

The surprise: preparing it in secret

All you need is one photo of her, and you tell the story. A questionnaire guides you: ten to fifteen minutes. The printed book can be delivered to you, or to a relative if you live together.

Think about the details she thinks only she knows: the song she sings without noticing, her morning ritual, the sentence she said one winter evening. Those are what make her say "you remember?".

Staging the handover

  • ✦ When she wakes up: on the nightstand, with a coffee and a note.
  • ✦ In the evening, together: you read the book side by side, scene after scene, and each of you tells your version.
  • ✦ Digital in the morning, paper in the evening: a link in the morning, the printed book after.
  • ✦ At the table: slipped next to her plate, as dessert.

The romantic dedication

A dedication can be added and printed in the book: just write to us after you order. A few ideas to adapt, in two or three sentences:

  • ✦ "For [name], who asked 'is this seat taken?' one Tuesday in November. It still is."
  • ✦ "Our bookshelf was missing one book: the one where we are the heroes."
  • ✦ "Happy Valentine's Day to the one who finds my glasses."

For more texts, see our book dedication ideas and our Valentine's Day messages.

Deadlines and prices

  • ✦ Printed book: order by February 3 for delivery on the 14th. The timeline: about 2 hours of creation, 48 hours of review, then 5 to 7 days of printing and delivery.
  • ✦ Digital book: ready in about 2 hours (24 hours at most). Order the day before at the latest to have it on the 14th.
  • ✦ Digital gift card: sent by email as soon as you pay.
  • ✦ Digital: €39.
  • ✦ Signature: €59, a 30-page printed book.
  • ✦ Prestige: €129, a 40-page printed book.

You review the book for 48 hours with up to 10 free revisions. For a gift for her outside Valentine's Day, see our page personalized gift for her; for the whole cluster, our guide original Valentine's Day gift idea and the personalized couple book. For him: Valentine's gift for him.

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Frequently asked questions

What should go in a Valentine's book for my girlfriend or wife?
How you met, four or five key memories and what you love about her. You tell the story, we write and illustrate it from your two photos.
Can I surprise her?
Yes. All you need is one photo of her. You can have the book delivered to you and hand it over on the 14th.
What is the deadline to order for February 14?
For a printed book, February 3 at the latest. For the digital book, the day before at the latest. The digital gift card arrives by email as soon as you pay.
What does it cost?
€39 digital, €59 for the printed Signature (30 pages), €129 for the Prestige (40 pages).